Finger-guard



A. MISHL'ER. FINGER GUARD.

(No Model.)

No. 545,410. Patented Aug. 27,1895.

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PATENT EErcE.

ABEL MISHLER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

FINGER-GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Eatent No. 545,410, dated August2'7, 1895.

Application filed A ril8,1895. senile. 544,855. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ABEL MISHLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented'certain new and useful Improvements inFinger-Guards, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in finger-guardsfor penholders and the like, and has for its object to provide such adevice which may be readily applied to a penholder, and when in usemaintains the relative position of the pen to the paper without crampingthe hand of the penman.

With this end in view my invention consists in certain details offormation, hereinafter set forth, and specifically designated by theclaim.

To enable those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains tofully understand how to make and use the same, I will describe itsformation and adaptation in detail, referring by number to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichFigure 1 is an elevation of the pen and holder with my improved articlein proper position for use; Fig. 2, a perspective of my improvement, andFig. 3 an end elevation.

Similar numbers denote like parts in the several views of the drawings.

1 is the body of my device, which is formed tubular in shape, having acentral opening 2, adapted to be passed over and around the penholder 3,of any desired shape, and 4 is a concaved surface formed at the frontend of the body, intersecting the curve of the latter and terminatinginprojections 5 and 6. From these projections extend surfaces 7'tangential to the body, and which surfaces gradually 4o blend with saidbody, as clearly shown.

The device is preferably made of rubber or similar material, so as toexpand when being applied to the holder and in order that it may snuglyhug said holder.

In use the penmans forefinger rests upon the surface 4, whereby theholder and pen carried thereby are kept in their proper relativeposition to the paper, and his thumb and second finger bear against therounded portions of the device, thus admitting of the free adaptation ofthe device to his grasp and permitting any alteration of the position ofhis fingers without affecting the position of the pen and holder. Theadvantage of this will be readily seen, as it obviates all tendency tocramp the hand by compelling the penman to maintain one constantposition of his fingers when holding the pen.

I am aware that many devices have been used which have for their objectthe placing and maintaining of the pen in its proper rela- I tiveposition to the paper, and I do not wish to be understood as layingclaim, broadly, to

